The youth rock festival, BRATTROCK, was back Friday, November 18 for the second time this year at Stone Church with a dynamic line-up of five youth bands, on the heels of a well-attended BRATTROCK last June. The 30 minute in-person performances, presented by sponsor Guilford Sound, showcased bands Big Destiny, Color Killer, Ezra Holloway, Granite Danes, and Under the Overpass from 7 to 10:30 p.m., with doors opening at 6:30 p.m. All ages were welcome and cost was $10-$20 on a sliding scale.
The Western MA-based band Big Destiny calls itself “a collective comprised of like-minded teenagers who tend towards eclecticism, drawing from an array of influences from funk, modern dance, pop, punk, and much more.” Band members are Iggy Passigila (band leader and saxophone) Nina Forman (lead vocals), Arlo Kline (drums) Winter Williams (keyboards), Julian Lindop (guitar) Maya Williams-Russell (bass), and Nick Daniele (bass).
Color Killer is a pop punk band that was formed in 2017 in Marlborough, MA and quickly gained popularity when a practice video of their song, Down With Winter received over one million views on Facebook in less than two weeks. The band consists of Lincoln Zinzola (lead guitar/vocals, Nate Dalbec (bass/vocals), Matt Hiltz (drums) and Dylan Huther (rhythm/guitar). In 2018, Color Killer became the youngest band ever to perform on the Vans Warped Tour (Lincoln was just 8 years old). They have traveled to CA to headline a festival at the legendary Gilman Street, opening for the Mighty Mighty Bosststones, The Queers, Big D and the Kids Table and many other bands.
A local band, Ezra Holloway from Saxtons River, VT has been performing live since 2016. Holloway formed The Man-Made Tragedies in 2018 for which he was the lead singer, bass player, rhythm guitarist and principal songwriter. Described as a magnetic, energetic and “an over the top” front man, Holloway always keeps the crowds jumping. Supporting Holloway is Donny Sweeney (bass) from Hancock, NH and Lucas Majer (drums) of Brattleboro, VT.
Then an aspiring bass player and singer with self-described “delusions of grandeur” Reece Leddy (guitar/lead vocals) claims he started Granite Danes in the Portsmouth, NH Musical and Arts Center parking lot. The Portsmouth-based band consist of Declan Nuchow-Hartzell (drums), a Brooklyn transplant, Ian Hawkins (guitar/vocals), “a band kid that can’t go 10 minutes without making a joke” and Rocky Capone (guitar).
A 4-member post punk band promoted as “born and raised in a basement,” is Under the Overpass. With influences from So Cal Punk and Hardcore they melded their tastes into unique music. Mano Moore (guitar) and Lucas Majer (drums) quickly found Sock Plumb (bass) and Sophie Clough (vocals) to form a band. They said the band lives by the motto, “Anything can be a song lyric if you’re funky enough!”
BRATTROCK raises funds for Youth Services with a mission of providing places for youth to gather and a venue for musically-minded youth from Vermont and the surrounding region to connect, learn, perform, inspire, and be inspired. Stone Church is at 210 Main St. in Brattleboro, VT.
Youth Services Corporate Sponsors for 2022 include Pacesetters Brattleboro Subaru, The Richards Group and Headwater Precision, Presenters: Guilford Sound, Chroma, NorthStar, GS Precision. Sustainers: Berkley & Veller Greenwood Country Realtors; Brattleboro Savings & Loan; DMI Paving; Law Office of Crispe & Crispe; Edward Jones Investment; Holiday Inn Express; H & R Block/Targett Ledgers Inc.; New Chapter; 802 Credit Union; Silver Forest of Vermont, Inc; Swiss Precision Turning; Vermont Country Deli and VSECU. Patron Sponsors are RetroMusic; Beadniks; Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC; Market 32 Golub Foundation; Stevens & Associates; and Trust Co. of Vermont. Associate Sponsors are: Cota & Cota, Inc; Phillips, Shriver, Dunn & Carroll; Shoe Tree and WW Building Supply.
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